Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland Township is a township in Adams County, Pennsylvania. Cumberland was settled in 1733 and incorporated before 1800, and the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War took place mainly in Cumberland Township, which borders Gettysburg on three sides. Cumberland had a population of 6,219 people in 2016, with 93.84% being white, 2.54% African-American, 2.15% Hispanic, 1.45% Asian, 1.05% others, .8% multiracial, .3% Native American, and .02% Pacific islander.